Hello, lovebirds! Hope all you crazy kids had a great Valentine’s Day. And what can keep you more in the mood than another installment of the Brooklyn Heights Blog police blotter? Read it alone, or as a couple! (Or more, we don’t judge.) Our old pal Planet Fitness finally returned, thanks to a locker break-in […]
Archive | February, 2015
Fans of My Little Pony Converge for PonyCon 2015 in Brooklyn Heights
So what’s going on at PonyCon 2015 at St. Francis College this weekend? Welp, fans of the TV show My Little Pony are getting their freak on …. errr sumthin’. The Tale of the Tweets after the jump.
Plymouth’s Underground Thrift Store “Stuff a Sack” Sale This Sunday and Next
Plymouth Church’s Underground Thrift Store (despite its name, located upstairs at the Church; enter at 65 Hicks Street, between Orange and Cranberry) will have its winter clearance “stuff a sack” sale this Sunday, February 15, and the following Sunday. February 22. It’s $25 per sack stuffed with clothing. The store is open from 12:30 p.m. […]
Kindergarten Application Deadline Extended to February 18th
You’ve got a little more time to register your child for kindergarten. Info after the jump.
Here’s a UPS Fail in Brooklyn Heights – Has This Happened to You?
Imagine my surprise when I came home today to see a UPS package for Mrs. Fink thrown in with some garbage. Well, that’s messed up, eh? Even more messed up is that the UPS delivery person MEANT to do that.
Check it out:
What’s The Deal With Small Business in Brooklyn Heights Lately?
It’s been a tumultuous few months for businesses in Brooklyn Heights. Brooklyn Heights Cinema, Crumbs, Taperia, Connecticut Muffin, and Siggy’s have all closed or announced closures recently. Meanwhile, a handful of new businesses have begun to inhabit the area: there’s the new Clean Bedroom showroom, Gramercy Park restaurant Friend of a Farmer is busy setting up […]
Philly, Not Brooklyn, to Host 2016 Democratic National Convention
Your correspondent just received an announcement by email from Democratic National Committee Chair and Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, giving the following info: After much buildup and very careful consideration over which city will host our 2016 Democratic National Convention, I’m pleased to announce that we’ll nominate the next President of the United States in […]
Want to Live Above a Bank in Brooklyn Heights? It’ll Cost a Pretty Penny
According to Curbed and the Times, prices for condo apartments at 177 Montague Street, above the Chase Bank branch at the corner of Montague and Clinton, will range from $3.35 million to $4.35 million. Several of the apartments will be duplexes, and the top floor will have no windows, but will have “operable skylights.”
Packer Collegiate Institute to Borrow $22 Million For Expansion
Bloomberg reports that Packer Collegiate Institute, the 170 year old private primary and secondary school located at Joralemon and Clinton streets, plans to issue $22 million in tax exempt 30 year bonds to be used to finance the acquisition and renovation of property at 100 Clinton Street. The building, which is at the northwest corner […]
Matthew Urbanski Explains Inspirations for Brooklyn Bridge Park Design
This past Sunday I joined a group of hardy folks for a tour, “Inspirations for the Design of Brooklyn Bridge Park,” led by Matthew Urbanski (photo), a principal of the firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., who were the primary designers of Brooklyn Bridge Park. These are my takeaways from the tour: 1. Taking inspiration […]
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